The Practice of Nursing Research

With its unique nursing perspective and framework that links nursing research to nursing practice, the 5th edition gives readers the tools they need to successfully evaluate, implement, and conduct research studies. Users will discover balanced and detailed coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research, as well as abundant, concrete examples from the best research literature available. And practicing nurses, students, and instructors appreciate this book for its clear, direct writing style that makes complex concepts easy to understand. Instructor resources available; contact your sales representative for details.

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I. Introduction to Nursing Research

1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research

2. The Evolution of Research in Nursing

3. Introduction to Quantitative Research

4. Introduction to Qualitative Research

II. The Research Process

5. Research Problem and Purpose

6. Review of Relevant Literature

7. Frameworks

8. Objectives, Questions, and Hypotheses

9. Ethics in Research

10. Understanding Research Design

11. Selecting a Research Design

12. Outcomes Research

13. Intervention Research

14. Sampling

15. Concepts of Measurement

16. Measurement Strategies in Nursing

17. Collecting and Managing Data

18. Introduction to Statistical Analysis

19. Using Statistics to Describe

20. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships

21. Using Statistics to Predict

22. Using Statistics to Examine Causality

23. Qualitative Research Methodology

24. Interpreting Research Outcomes

25. Communicating Research Findings

III. Strategies for Developing an Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing

26. Critical Analysis of Nursing Studies

27. Utilization of Research to Promote Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

IV. Seeking Support for Research Activities

28. Proposal Writing for Research Approval

29. Seeking Funding for Research

Appendices

Appendix A: Table of Random Numbers

Appendix B: Cumulative Normal Distribution (Z)

Appendix C: Percentage Points of Student's t Distribution

Appendix D: Percentage Points of the F Distribution

Appendix E: Critical Values of the X2 Distribution

Appendix F: Table of Probabilities Associated with Values as Small as Observed Values of U in the Mann-Whitney Test

Appendix G: Table of Critical Values of U in the Mann-Whitney Test

Appendix H: Percentiles of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test Statistic

Appendix I: Table of Critical Values of r in the Runs Test

Appendix J: Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks Test

Appendix K: Table of Probabilities Associated with Values as Large as Observed Values of H in the Kruskal-Wallis One-Way Analysis of Variance by Ranks

Appendix L: Table of Probabilities Associated with Values as Large as Observed Values of X2r in the Friedman Two-Way Analysis of Variance by Ranks

Appendix M: Statistical Power Tables

Glossary

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